Movies like Patient Zero (2018)
The best movies like Patient Zero (2018) are Apocalypse Z: New World (2026), Colony (2026) and Alone (2020). If Patient Zero hooked you with its horror and thriller, these 30 similar films are what to watch next, and every pick says why it matches.
Quick picks
- Highest ratedColony (2026)8.2/10 from 1,547 votes
- NewestApocalypse Z: New World (2026)Released 2026
Apocalypse Z: New World (2026)
The Canary Islands have become Europe’s last refuge following the outbreak of the TSJ virus. When a special mission sets out for the mainland in search of vital supplies, Roberto joins the team with questionable intentions. The dangerous operation turns into a desperate race for survival, and Roberto and his companions find themselves caught between hordes of infected and divided loyalties.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisColony (2026)
Professor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with no escape, Se-jeong along with a small group of survivors must fight to stay alive while the infected undergo horrific transformations.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & action
Absolute CinemaMovies like thisAlone (2020)
When an outbreak hits, Aidan barricades himself inside his apartment and starts rationing food. His complex is overrun by infected Screamers, and with the world falling apart into chaos, he is left completely alone fighting for his life.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Killing Strain (2010)
A man-made virus, 'The Killing Strain'-- an out-of-control swine flu-- turns infected humans into raging monsters. As it rapidly spreads, a group of uninfected survivors must make life-or-death decisions before the U.S. military firebombs the area in a desperate attempt contain the contagion. The survivors are unaware that the virus has already reached their group-- by infecting one of them-- and now the merciless metamorphic process has begun.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Zombies (2016)
When the world is in shambles, plagued by a zombie outbreak, only the strong will survive, but just how much determination will it take? Will Luke and his crew have enough ambition and ammunition to stay alive long enough to save the human race?
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Dead 2: India (2013)
An infectious epidemic spreads through India as an American turbine engineer learns that his pregnant girlfriend is trapped near the slums of Mumbai. Now he must battle his way across a 300mile wasteland of the ravenous undead.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisDay of the Dead (2008)
When a small Colorado town is overrun by the flesh hungry dead, a small group of survivors try to escape in a last ditch effort to stay alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisPatients of a Saint (2020)
There's a zombie outbreak after a medical trial in an international detention and medical facility on an isolated island. An ex US Special Forces/bodyguard woman inmate and a guard form a team.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWorld War Z (2013)
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. Suddenly, the world is plagued by a mysterious infection turning whole human populations into rampaging mindless zombies. After barely escaping the chaos, Lane is persuaded to go on a mission to investigate this disease. What follows is a perilous trek around the world where Lane must brave horrific dangers and long odds to find answers before human civilization falls.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisMaggie (2015)
There's a deadly zombie epidemic threatening humanity, but Wade, a small-town farmer and family man, refuses to accept defeat even when his daughter Maggie becomes infected. As Maggie's condition worsens and the authorities seek to eradicate those with the virus, Wade is pushed to the limits in an effort to protect her. Joely Richardson co-stars in this post-apocalyptic thriller.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & drama
SnoozefestMovies like thisInfection (2019)
Film about an epidemic outbreak of a new rabies virus in Venezuela and a father trying to save his son from contagion. A Russian man is in Caracas under the influence of the Krokodil drug, when he gets infected with the rabies virus and starts an epidemic of aggressive and cannibalistic beings. Doctor Adam Vargas is in the midst of all this, when he begins a journey within a ravaged Venezuela to save his son from being infected.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisDead Rising: Endgame (2016)
Investigative reporter Chase Carter must stop a secret government conspiracy in the zombie infested quarantine zone of East Mission City.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisNight of the Living Dead (1990)
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Returned (2013)
In a post-zombie world, where the infected live normal lives, their retroviral drug is running out.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Last Man on Earth (1964)
When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisWhat We Become (2015)
A family of four is quarantined in their home as a virulent strand of the flu spreads into town and they are forced to the extreme to escape alive.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisThe Cured (2018)
What happens when the undead return to life? In a world ravaged for years by a virus that turns the infected into zombie-like cannibals, a cure is at last found and the wrenching process of reintegrating the survivors back into society begins.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & drama
SnoozefestMovies like this28 Days Later (2002)
Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisThe Dead (2010)
When the last evacuation flight out of war-torn Africa crashes off the coast, American Air Force Engineer Lieutenant Brian Murphy emerges as the sole survivor in a land where the dead are returning to life and attacking the living.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & action
SnoozefestMovies like thisApocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (2024)
When a kind of rabies that transforms people into aggressive creatures spreads across the planet, Manel isolates himself at home with his cat, relying on his wits to survive; but soon they must go out in search of food, by land and by sea, dodging many dangers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & action
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Popcorn FlickMovies like thisThe Rezort (2015)
The ReZort, a post apocalyptic safari, offers paying guests the opportunity to kill zombies in the wake of an outbreak.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisI Am Legend (2007)
Robert Neville is a scientist who was unable to stop the spread of the terrible virus that was incurable and man-made. Immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City and perhaps the world. For three years, Neville has faithfully sent out daily radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. But he is not alone.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both drama & thriller
Worth the HypeMovies like thisQuarantine (2008)
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns humans into bloodthirsty killers.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisHere Alone (2016)
A woman struggles to survive on her own in the wake of a mysterious epidemic, which has decimated society and forced her deep into the unforgiving wild.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
SnoozefestMovies like thisPandemic (2016)
After a virus of epic proportions overwhelms the planet—with more infected than uninfected—humanity is losing its grip on survival and its only hope is finding a cure and keeping the infected contained. Lauren, a doctor, arrives in Los Angeles with her crack team to lead the hunt for uncontaminated civilian survivors, but nothing can prepare them for the blood-soaked mayhem they witness as they head into the Californian streets where everything is considered a trap.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisTrain to Busan (2016)
When a zombie virus pushes Korea into a state of emergency, those trapped on an express train to Busan must fight for their own survival.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Worth the HypeMovies like thisNight of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn (2015)
A group of survivors trapped in a New York apartment fight to stay alive against legions of zombies.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
Dead Zone (2022)
To stop the collapse of humanity, an elite team of soldiers must descend on a radiation-poisoned town and perform the ultimate stealth mission using high-tech armor and weapons.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both action & horror
SnoozefestMovies like thisEradication (2022)
When an unknown disease wipes out most of the world’s population, a man with unique blood is isolated for study. Fearing for his wife’s safety, he breaks his quarantine – into a world overrun by monstrous Infected and a shadowy agency hunting them down.
Why it matches: Fans watch both · both horror & thriller
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Frequently asked questions
What are the best movies like Patient Zero?
The closest matches to Patient Zero are Apocalypse Z: New World (2026), Colony (2026) and Alone (2020). Below are 27 more, each with the reason it matches.
What should I watch after Patient Zero?
People who watched Patient Zero most often go on to Apocalypse Z: New World (2026), Colony (2026) and Alone (2020).
What is the highest-rated movie like Patient Zero?
Colony (2026), rated 8.2/10 by 1,547 TMDB users.
What is the newest movie like Patient Zero?
Apocalypse Z: New World (2026) is the most recent release on this list.
Are there English movies like Patient Zero?
Yes: Alone (2020), The Dead 2: India (2013) and Day of the Dead (2008).
How are movies similar to Patient Zero chosen?
First come films that Trakt’s viewers watch alongside Patient Zero, then TMDB’s recommendations and films it rates as similar in story and genre. Each pick says which signal put it there.